Job Description
Location:
Cresco, IAWorker Type:
RegularWork Shift:
Primarily days with night, weekend and holiday on-call involvement (United States of America)Join Our Team!
At Regional Health Services, we strive to create a positive, team-oriented work environment for our staff. Our professional team of clinical, administrative, and support staff work each day to better serve and care for our community. If you would like to join us on our mission, apply today!
Position Highlights
POSITION SUMMARY: Performs a variety of duties in the laboratory, including, but not limited to, drawing blood, answering telephones, scheduling appointments, data entry and management, record keeping, preparing specimens and requisitions for reference lab tests, reporting of results, maintaining inventory and restocking, and maintaining equipment, and general cleaning. Performs routine technical work in laboratory under the direction of the clinical laboratory technologist. Could also be responsible for phlebotomy services, including patient blood samples through venipuncture and other technologies as ordered by a physician. Receives the physician requests and collects blood specimens from patients by performing venipunctures, heelsticks or fingersticks. Properly identifies patient and correctly labels specimens. Will also travel to nursing homes in town for phlebotomy services, as well as traveling to businesses for health fairs.
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:
High school diploma or equivalent required.
Prefer previous office and phlebotomy experience.
Must be proficient in drawing all ages of patients within 60 days of beginning this position.
BLS (CPR) certified or obtained within 3 months of employment.
With 500+ employees, Sioux Center Health is a not-for-profit, critical access hospital and health system committed to providing the very best health care and health-related services in Northwest Iowa. Since our establishment in 1946, we have been dedicated to serving the physical, mental and spiritual health care needs of our patients.
Sioux Center Health is proud to be a successful, stable organization—all thanks to our strong mission and exceptional people. Furthermore, we are being recognized for our success. Sioux Center Health has received a Top Workplace in Iowa award, a Top 100 Critical Access Hospital in the U.S. award, won Best of the Northwest in 12 healthcare categories, received a four-star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) Hospital Compare as well as was awarded the Women’s Choice Award for America’s Best Hospitals for Emergency Care. Sioux County was also ranked #6 in the nation for being one of the Healthiest Communities according to U.S. News & World Report and CVS.